Television Template‑class

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{{Infobox Television episode
| Colour       =
| Title        =
| Series       =
| Image        =
| Caption      =
| Season       =
| Episode      =
| Airdate      =
| Production   =
| Writer       =
| Director     =
| Guests       =
| Episode list =
| Prev         =
| Next         =
}}

Parameters in red are required fields.

{{Infobox Television episode
| Title        = Midnight on the Firing Line
| Series       = [[Babylon 5]]
| Image        = [[Image:Midnight on the firing line 1.jpg|256px]]
| Caption      = Garibaldi and Ivanova, with Londo in the background
| Season       = 1
| Episode      = 1
| Airdate      = [[26 January]], [[1994]]
| Production   = 103
| Writer       = [[J. Michael Straczynski]]
| Director     = [[Richard Compton]]
| Guests       = [[Paul Hampton]]<br/>   (The Senator)
| Episode list = [[List of Babylon 5 episodes]]
| Prev         = [[The Gathering]]
| Next         = [[Soul Hunter (Babylon 5)|Soul Hunter]]
}}

I thought the infobox looked ugly, so I edited it. Extraordinary Machine 04:25, 8 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Added the Episode list parameter. Change this to a PIPED link (ie in [[]]) to the page which lists the episode chronology, like eg List of Stargate SG-1 episodes. So: Episode chronology -- Alfakim --  talk  16:38, 24 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Would the Episode list parameter be better rendered as:

[[{{{Episode list|Episode}}}|Episode chronology]]

? This would cause the "Episode chronology" to always be a link, but never an incorrectly piped one.-- Alfakim --  talk  16:44, 24 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I added the Image parameter. Change this to [[Image:Example.jpg|300px]] to put an image at the top of your infobox (like a screenshot of the episode). Remember to add the |300px or you'll ruin your page. -- Alfakim --  talk  22:17, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

This is no longer the case. The infobox stretches now, so smaller or larger infoboxes won't mess up a page. - Someguy0830 (Talk | contribs) 09:30, 31 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have an idea. Some shows waver inbetween supernatural and natural content, and it's not always clear if something supernatural has just occured. This happens in shows like The X-Files or Lost. It doesn't happen so much in a sit-com like Friends. But I think it would be helpful for viewers and people interested if those who know the stories behind the episode mark a show (one that would be relevant) with a symbol if something supernatural has occured in the episode. Might be a bit of a spoiler, but then if someone is looking up information on an episode, there are going to be spoilers anyhow and I think that an article on a show should be comprehenisive and I think a clear label like this will clearly help people understand what is going on in the show. What do you all think? I know answers may take awhile (sometimes months, I'll watch the page). (Bjorn Tipling 05:56, 14 November 2005 (UTC))[reply]

this seems too specific an idea, and i really dont see its worth. -- Alfakim --  talk  14:52, 14 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Well say for instance that you just watched an episode of Lost on DVD and something happened like someone was killed by a monster in the jungle that was never actually shown to the viewers. The episode ends and you're not sure just what happened and you are dying to know if it was supernatural or a natural thing (the difference between the two would drastically change the nature of the plot). I believe people want to know, because there are people who want to watch Ghost/Alien/Monster Fantasy/Sci-fi and people who don't. Some people just want to know, and so I think this notice (only on shows that have 'supernatural' (I hate using this term, but it's better than 'fantasy') would go a long way to inform people about the nature of a TV episode. (Bjorn Tipling 04:35, 15 November 2005 (UTC))[reply]

That's not really useful for this template, which is a general info template. Dread Lord CyberSkull ✎☠ 05:09, 16 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I changed US airdate to Airdate since not all the series air in the US first. --Tone 18:03, 27 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I was thinking of changing the navbox part of the episode box. But i'm not real sure yet if i actually like it. Still I'm also not 100% satisfied with the way it is now. Does anyone else have good ideas on how to do the Prev/Next/Index thing ? The DJ 22:29, 10 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I took a stab at it. I guess we'll soon find out how people like it... —Down10 ^TACO 09:01, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The episode lists are being squished to the right instead of centered at the bottom, can this be fixed? Jay32183 15:09, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello folks. Have there any precedent TFDs concerning deleting templates created for individual shows in favour of this one. I ask, becasue Template:Infobox Fawlty Towers has been created for Fawlty Towers, which doesn't seem to do anything that this template doesn't do. The JPS^{talk to me} 19:13, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]